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PAGE EIGHT MEDFOPD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1942 PLAN GALA PARTY, Extensive plant art balnf made for the big Christmas eve formal dance, floor thow and general celebration tonight at the Oriental Gardeni under spon sorship of the Jackson County Recreation committee. A com' mittee worked yesterday and to day decorating both the large and small halls In keeping with the season. A program of music and danc ing numbers is being planned by Mrs. Marjorie Pena of the Out post for the small hall. It will feature choral groups from Roosevelt and Lincoln schools, numbers will be given by Mrs. Eve Prentice and her accordian students and by Mrs. C. R. Alex ander's Hawaiian band. Joan Ad' ler will appear in an acrobatic dance and Lyda May Baylor of Talent will sing Christmas songs. Beginning at 8 o'clock there will be dancing In the large hall with the 81st Division Ar tillery band furnishing music. Bright formal gowns and mili tary uniforms will make it a col orful and gay scene. A floor show, being arranged by the USO, will have St. Nich olas and his court holding high carnival around the Christmas tree at a theme. Frank Smith will impersonate St. Nicholas t master of ceremonies and will dispense music and dancing. Kathleen Hammock and Dorothy Holly will appear in an acrobatic dance and Dwlght Weems will be featured in yodellng and sing ing numbers with his guitar. Pvt. Jack Lowe will give accordian numbers and Rene Slmenza will ting "White Christmas" In spe cial lighted setting. - Attending the party will be lo cal men and women associated with the recreation committee, the Outpost, the USO and service men. t ; l fc i 'i mm mm. ilKA Wearing the traditional robes of Queen of the New year's Day Tournament of Rom, honey-blonde Mildred Kathleen Miller, above, of Altadena, Calif, will reign over a huge war bond drive, which this year will replace the war-postponed row parade. KILLED TIRE INSPECTORS HEAR EXPERTS OP July -tat -JJ7 1 JS us 1S7H l-ssft im ENJOYED BY D AV. Members of Jackson county chapter of Disabled American Veterans, the ladles' auxiliary of the group and their families en joyed a Christmas party at the armory Tuesday night, with large group of soldiers from Camp White as special guests. A program of music opened the evening, Santa Claus ap peared for a visit with the chil dren and . refreshments were served. Featured among the musical numbers was a glee club of service men from the 91st division, led by Pvt. Fields, di rector of music for chapel No. 1 at the camp. Mrs. Fields appear ed with the club as guest soloist Other numbers were an accor dion solo by Robert Lee Fisher, who Is but six years old: a vocal duet by Miss Kalzur and Miss Furry; an accordion solo by Miss uorotny scnuier. The program closed with numbers by a group of accordion players led by Mra. Eve Prentice, with a trio made up of Dalton and Myrna Quack enbush and Virginia Powell be ing featured. Music lovers of the city are looking forward to the recital to be given next Sunday alter noon at the Presbyterian church by Mrs. Robert F. Muller, lyric soprano. Mrs. Muller, who at one time studied under Raymond Hunter at the famed Carnegie Hall, has appeared In New York recitals many times and at one time presented a special pro gram at the request of Charles wakeneld Cadman. noted com poser. Her voice it said to be of exceptional beauty. The recital is to be at four O'clock and a silver offerlns will be taken as a benefit for various civic and religious projects of the women's association of the rresbyterian church. The mini. cal program is to be followed by - tea hour in the social mama of the church at which officers ana wives of Camp White will or nonorea. The public it Invited to hear mrs. niuner. Pie Mall Tribune Want Ads. lS I 'jji! EI 23 i 1 I jN I 1 vainzr or I mm if The death in action In the Solomon Islands of Lieut. Floyd E. Parks of the U. S. Marine Corps, former Medford resident, was revealed today in a letter and newspaper clipping from his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Parks, who are now residing in Elgin, Oregon. Lieut. Parks, who attended Lincoln grade school and junior high school in Medford, and was a member of the Baptist church and the junior high boys' drum and bugle corps, was killed Oct. 9, according to word received by his parents. He was 24 years old, a gradu ate of Oregon State college and of the U. S. Marine Corps school at Quantico, Va. London, Dec. U (U.R) Indig nation was widespread today over profiteering in toys, liquors ana Christmas delicacies, Toyt which would cost about SO cents in the United States or Canada sell for $4 or $5 In Lon don. For example, a Teddy bear of poor quality was priced at $3. Simple wooden toys that cost 80 cents. In peacetime cost 13 now. A bottle of whiskey or gin costs $7. West End hawkers charge $17 pound for grapes. One rose sells for 90 cents. About 69 tire Inspectors and service station operators of the county met at the courthouse last night with tire rationing ex pertj of the state office of price administration. Here for the meeting were R. B. Reynolds, OPA state tire rationing repre sentative, Frank Senn, district rationing representative and James Hedric, OPA state tire examiner. The men clarified various tire rationing points for the local in spectors and asked them to urge the public to have their tires in spected as soon as possible to avoid a rush at the end of Janu- ay. It was also repeated, due to confusion on this point, that "A". "B" and "C" gat ration coupons need have on the back only the license number of the car and the name of the state of issue. Coupons Issued for "T" books must have on the back only the number of the certificate of war necessity and coupons issued for non-highway vehicles must have the holder s name and address on the back. The meeting was presided over by Hobart Price, executive secretary of the county ration ing board. LIVESTOCK Wall St. Report New York, Dec. 24 U.R Stocks made an Irregular ad vance In moderately active turn over in today's pre-holiday ses sion, while bonds were mixed and commodities higher. The industrial stock average rose slightly to a new high since November 9, 1941. The utility average had a minor advance while the rail average was about steady. S. F. DAIRY PRICES San Francisco, Dec. 24. (U.R) Dairy market: Butter 82 score, 49; 91 score, 47V4; 89 score, 43. Cheese: Wholesale flats, 2Vi; triplets, 28. Eggs: Large extras, S0V4; large standards, 43V4; small, 31 tt; medium, 45H. Portland, Dec. 24 (UP) Cattle Is, calvea 10. Typical pre-hollday mar ket, cleanup sales steady. Canner and cutter cowa S3 60-7 M; outtar hellers 47 50. medium-good vealera 414.00; medium calves 113.60. Other classes nominal. Hogs 60. steady. Oood-choloe light weight drlvelna tl446-14.S0; carloads to 114.75. Sheep SO. On lot good-cboloe fll-lb. led woo led lambs steady at 414.35; good ewea 17.00. Market will' and Saturday. be closed tomorrow South San Francisco, Dee. 34 (UP- DSDA) cattle 10. Nominal. For week: top steers 414.00; good range cows til .00, common to canner eowa active, bulk ts.SO-s.00; medium bulla S8.60-10.00. Calvea. none. Nominal; odd vealera quoted S14.0O. Hogs. none. Tor week: light supply mostly 70s higher, closing top 116.70, good sows 413.60. Sheep, none. For week: lambs ac tive, good to choice quoted 414.60 16.35; shorn ewea t7.00-7.60. Chicago, Deo. 34 (UP-TJSDA) Hogs 11,000: alow. lOc higher to 10c lower. Bulk gouj-cholce 150 to too lbs. 414.35-14 85; good and choice owl S14.23-14.80. Cattle 4.000; calves 700: fed steers and yearlings weak to 35c lower. mostly 10c to 16o oft with good to choice trade I 'owing moat decline; largely fed ateer run; bulk S1S.75 15 00; top 415.85; yearling S18 00. Sheep 4.000; active, fully ateady to stronger market on fat lambs and yearllnga; aheep fully steady: good to choice wooled lamba S15 60-1S.76; j ukiuiuui 114-id. wcigu a guwqs. FLOCK TO AFRICA Allied Headquarters, North Africa, Dec. 23 (Delayed) (U.R) The WAACS led the way and now thit headquarters It full of women. For the first time, this area of north Africa it seeing women in uniform, and the WAACS and the American and British nurses and a sprinkling of American women drivers are a source of much curiosity. The female auxiliaries have caused considerable comment by French Arabs who prefer their women behind veils. The five WAACS who led the feminine contingent to head quarters were followed by the nurses and the women drivers, whose smart uniforms caused such a stir a few months ago in London when they arrived there. Kiw safest Flay Hot! To Ladies For Lnea At Weekly Kttliax Medford Kiwanlt club enter tain their ladles Tuesday at the regular luncheon meeting at the Holland Hotel. W. E. Thomas, acting at president, turned the meeting over to Mrs. A. O. Bau man, head of the Lady Kiwan- lant who furnished the enter tainment for the day. A sextette from Medford high school glee club sang several Christmas numbers, and the whole group led by Mrs. C. H. Paske rendered Christmas carols. Presentation was made to the club by City School Superin tendent E. H. Hedrick of a neat ly carved "fine" bank, made by the crippled children's class of the Washington school and pre sented in appreciation of favors extended the class by the club and its members. The annual Kiwanlt party for the "old folks" at the Jackson County Home will be held next Monday with all arrangements in charge of Kiwanian Everett G. Trowbridge. Lost His Card In Solomons Oakland, Cal. U.PJ Chief Radioman William B. Robertson, Just returned from fighting In the Solomon Islands, has asked the Oakland police department to procure him a new sugar ra tioning card. He stated that he lost hit original card during com bat duty In that Islands and that since hit return he bat bad to borrow sugar from hit which leaves her short. Wishing you a bright and happy American Christmas, the ability to understand and ap preciate the blessings of freedom for which we arc fighting, the courage to give everything you have to the fight now and In the coming year and. above all, Victory, the speedy return of loved ones! . MAKE THIS A WAR lOND CHRISTMAS "k PEERLESS MARKET V6 J MO FURNITURE SHOWN Washington, Dec. 24 (U.R) The furniture industry .was asked today by Defense Trans portation Director Joseph B. Eastman to cancel all sales, show and marts, at a transportation conservation measure. NEVADA DRINKS MORE Carson City, Nev.. Dec. (U.R) Nevada's consumption of hard lluqor, beer and wines dur ing November was nearly dou ble that of the same month in 1941, the liquor tax department oi me Nevada tax commission reported today. BIRTHS FINCH--To Mr. and Mrs. O. L., 108 N. Columbus, Dec. 22, a boy, 7 lbs., at Osteopathic Clinic. MORNEY To Mr. and Mrs. Kermlt, 212 Jeanette St., Dec. 23, a girl, 8 lbs., at Community hospital. Cloalng time for Claaaified ads ,. m. Too late to Classify 13:30 Portland Produce Portland. Dec. 34 (UP) Lettuce Delano 4a S4.35-4.60 crate; Wataon villa 4a S4 00-4.35 crate. Mushroom Oregon hothouse 65c lb. Radishes Oregon TS-tOe. Tomatoes Hothouse 33-36o lb. Chicago Wheat wmi; opn Ri,n Lo ctw M., lH UB1, IM JOYOUS CHRISTMAS TO ALL OUR PATRONS AND FRIENDS MODEL BAKERY F 5-X (I ( l w HEY KIIIIES! Rill! ,n 3 TaVr ' A HOUDW MtSSKGV J&6 4tXcA 9HL u4 ItUuM iAe flew. a. itfocL. 4e jtuucCU Medford Branch of the UNITED STATES NATIONAL BAXK Porilmnd t, i 7 I y m asssaassssjassss ssssssti m , .vt-. i tsri iii r 1 am. GET SET FOR THE GEORGE A. HUNT THEATRES, Inc. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE BIG ANNUAL CHRISTMAS MATHM Tomorrow Horning 9:30 (Christmas Day) CRATERIAH THEATRE FkEE You'll Sea This Big Show: Just army camp rookies, but bey, what fun! William Tracy - Joseph Sawyer "TANKS A MILLION" Donald Duck in "Good Time for Dime" Mouse -Goof in "Baggage Buster" Every Kiddie In So. Oregon Is Invited! (I
